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Before the advent of Kashmir Saivism, Saiva Siddhanta (Primer in Saiva) Siddhanta was prevalent in Kashmir. Then came along Vasugupta who presented Siva Sutra of 78 verses as an alternative to Saiva Siddhanta around 825 C.E. They were based on Monistic Agamas and advocated a three-way Marga (pathway) to Moksa (liberation). His follower Ksemaraja made commentaries on Siva Sutra and gave details as to how Siva Sutra came about. It was of divine origin, a dream revelation made to Vasugupta (825-850 CE) by none other than Siva Himself. Upon instruction from Siva, Vasugupta found a tablet with inscription of Siva Sutra on the Mahadevagiri hill. Authors believe the other version which says that Siva came in Vasugupta's dream and gave him a rendering of the entire Siva Sutra and instructed

him to spread Monistic Saivism among his worthy followers. The feather in his cap consists of three compositions: 1) Siva Sutra, 2) Spanda Karika, 3) Commentary on Bhagavadgita.

Siva Sutra is based on Monistic Agamas with three Margas according to the spiritual development of the Sadhaka. Three Upayas (means) are in descending order of the aspirant's spiritual development 1) Sambhava Upaya, 2) Sakta Upaya, 3) Anava Upaya. Sakta Upaya has nothing to do with SAktas and their practices.

Spanda KArikA. This is an elaboration and explication of the essential basic principles in Siva Sutra in a verse form. This piece is authored by Vasugupta.

Somananda of Sivadristi (Siva darsana-doctrine) fame offers his philosophical outlook in two verses in Mangalashasanam (invocation of auspiciousness).

1.1) Siva, the causal substance is one with us.

1.2) I offer my obeisance to Siva.

1.3) Siva's nature is the material form of the universe.

1.4) Siva has His innate power in Him.

1.5) Our success to scale the impediments with the mind, speech and body depends on Siva.

2.1) Siva is the essence and uniqueness of everything.

2.2) All are forms of Siva.

2.3) perennial flow of cognition and activity.

2.4) happiness and intelligence.

2.5) Pervasiveness.

3.1) Obeisance

3.2) Siva is eulogized for removing impediments.

The following form the core principles of Pratyabhijna as listed by Tagare, page 20, Pratyabhijna Philosophy. Links are provided for greater details elsewhere in this web site.

1. The Ultimate Principle; Pati: Para Siva. PATI

2. Pasu (Jivatman, individual consciousness or self or soul)

3. Visva (the universe and its 36 Tattvas, TATTVAS-36

4. Pasa, Mala, Bandha Primer in Saiva Siddhanta. The basic tenets are common between Dualistic Saiva Siddhanta and Monistic Kashmir Saivism, when it comes to #4. Pasa =bonds; Mala = impurity; Bandha = bondage.

5. UpAya- Means of removing the Pasas.

6. DIksa --Initiation

7. Mokas --Liberation from Samsara

8. AbhAsavAda, the doctrine of shining forth (PakAsa), meaning the manifestation of the universe by Siva.

9. SadadhA-- six-fold way.

 

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DEFINITION OF KASHMIR SHAIVISM

 

Kashmir Shaivism is a universal spiritual philosophy based on the supreme unity of the individual self with the God. It accepts all the aspects of life in totality and teaches the path of realization through Divine Grace

---- Virendra Qazi

 

 

AANANDAYAA DEYA SARVA DEVAANI;

AANANDAYAA JIIVANTE JIIVAAH;

AANANDAYAA PRALAYAANTAKA, VISHANGA VISHANTI.

 

We emanate from BLISS

We sustain in BLISS

We merge in BLISS

 

 

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